قُلSay لِلمُقيمِto him who maintains مَعَwith النُفوسِsouls عَلاقَةًa bond
قُل لِلمُقيمِ مَعَ النُفوسِ عَلاقَةً
ياراكِباًO you who ride ظَهرَthe back of المَطِيِّthe camels بُراقاBuraq
ياراكِباً ظَهرَ المَطِيِّ بُراقا
Say to him who maintains a bond with souls:
O you who ride the camels' backs as though on Buraq,
لِمwhy صِرتَyou have become تَرغَبُyou turn عَنaway from سَجاياtraits حُرَّةٍnoble
لِم صِرتَ تَرغَبُ عَن سَجايا حُرَّةٍ
قَدindeed كُنتَyou were مُقتَنِياًpossessing لَهاof them أَعلاقاprecious treasures
قَد كُنتَ مُقتَنِياً لَها أَعلاقا
Why have you come to shun noble traits,
Whose precious treasures you once possessed?
أَتَمُرُّdo you pass لاnot تَلويyou turn aside عَلىtoward مَثوىthe dwelling of أَخيa brother of
أَتَمُرُّ لا تَلوي عَلى مَثوى أَخي
ثِقَةًtrust وَلاand not تَقِفُyou halt الرِكابَthe riding camels فُواقاan instant
ثِقَةً وَلا تَقِفُ الرِكابَ فُواقا
Do you pass without turning toward the dwelling of a brother
Worthy of trust, nor halt the camels for an instant?
أَتُرىI wonder whether الوِزارَةَthe vizierate غَيَّرَتكَhas changed you خَليقَةًin character
أَتُرى الوِزارَةَ غَيَّرَتكَ خَليقَةً
إِنَّindeed الوِزارَةَthe vizierate تَنقُلُalters الأَخلاقاcharacter traits
إِنَّ الوِزارَةَ تَنقُلُ الأَخلاقا
Has the vizierate, I wonder, changed your nature?
Indeed, the vizierate alters character.
Sol 6.1